Necktie holder



1938- E. DE vOss, JR 2,128,606.

NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Nov. 24, 1936 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 30, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT m 3 Claims.

This invention relates particularly to a holder for neckties.

An object of the invention is to provide a device for carrying necktiesin a hanging position and consists of parallel pins disposed in ahorizontal position, said parallel pins being so disposed in relation toeach other that when the mediate portion of the necktie is looped aboutthe uppermost pin and one side of the tie passed through the spacebetween the two pins, the weight of the tie and the friction of the tielooped against the pins will hold the same firmly upon the said pins.

A further object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder thatwill be superior in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness ofconstruction, positiveness of operation, and facility and convenience inuse and general efliciency.

In this specification and the annexed drawing, the invention isillustrated in the form considered to be the best, but it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to such form, because itmay be embodied in other forms; and it is also to be understood that inand by the claims following the description, it is desired to cover theinvention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tie rack constructed in accordancewith my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1 and showing neckties in loopedposition thereon.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified form of tie holder.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a still further modified form of tie holder the same beingshown in plan section.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a cross section taken through Fig. 6 on the line 1-1.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown my primary form of tie holder consistingof a backing strip I upon which, on one side thereof, I have mountedpairs of parallel and horizontally disposed pins 2 and 3. Each upper pin2 is spaced a predetermined and selected distance away from the lowerpin 2 so as to leave a space therebetween which will permit the mediateportion of the necktie 4 to be looped around the upper pin and onehanging side of the tie to be passed between the pins 2 and 3 and tohang down with the opposite side of the tie against the lower pin 3. Theupper pin 2 with the tie hanging thereon, is not sufiicient to supportthe tie in a hanging position at all times because one end ofthe tie isheavier than the other and this greater weight of one end of the tiewill cause it to slip off of the pin.

By providing the lower pin 3 directly beneath the upper pin 2, andlooping the tie around the upper pin and over the lower pin in themanner shown, friction of the tie material against the two pinseffectively prevents it from sliding off of the pins and yet holds it insuch a manner that it may be quickly and easily withdrawn from the pins,or placed thereon.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have provided a backing strip 5 and on the front sideof said strip I have, provided stationary projecting pins 6. Operatingin relation to each pin 6, I have provided an upper pin I which has aright angle jog 8 at the end thereof next the strip 5 and the end 9thereof rotatably journaled in the strip 5, thereby permitting the pin Iwhich overlies the lower pin 6 in parallel relation to be swung in anarcuate path. In this form of the invention, the tie is looped about theupper pin and then allowed todrop around and rest against the lower pin,whereby the weight of the tie and the friction of the tie material willeffectively lock the same against indiscriminate removal, as well asresist movement of the tie by reason of the unbalanced nature of thenecktie 4 when in the hanging position.

In Figs. 5, 6 and '7, I have provided a channellike backing member I0,and in the front wall I I thereof, I have provided a series ofvertically aligned holes I2 and arcuate slots I3. In this instance thetie supporting pin consists of a U- shaped member, one leg I4 of whichprojects outwardly through one of the holes I2, while the other leg I5projects out through one of the slots I3, one slot removed from that inwhich the pin I3 is journaled. Thus the leg M acts as a lower pin forholding the tie, and the contiguous leg I5 functions as the upper pinfor carrying the looped end of the tie It. In this form of the device,when the tie is looped upon the upper pin as shown in Fig. 6 and allowedto drop against and rest upon the lower pin I4, the tie will be held inan elfective position against self-movement, and yet may easily beremoved from the tie carrier or placed thereon.

It will be noted that the legs I5 are longer than the legs I4 to afforda finger grip in raising the longer leg I5 off the lower leg I4, therebyfacilitating the insertion of the tie into the hanging position on theupper pin I5.

Having thus described this invention what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A necktie rack comprising a backing strip provided thereon withsupporting pins, perpendicular to said backing strip, the pins beingarranged in pairs, said pins in each pair being spaced apart a distanceto permit a tie to be looped over the uppermost pin and snugly slippedbetween the two pins, whereby the ties may be introduced between theparallel pins so that the weight of the tie and the friction of the tiematerial will prevent the said tie from dropping from the pins whenhanging therefrom in a pendant position, said uppermost pin having anend thereof ofiset and journaled in the backing strip, whereby said pinmay be swung in an arcuate path in relation to the lowermost pin.

2. A necktie rack comprising a backing strip provided thereon withsupporting pins, perpendicular to said backing strip, the pins beingarranged in pairs, said pins in each pair being spaced apart a distanceto permit a tie to be looped over the uppermost pin and snugly slippedbetween the two pins, whereby the ties may be introduced between theparallel pins so that the weight of the tie and the friction of the tiematerial will prevent the said tie from dropping from the pins whenhanging therefrom in a pendant position, said uppermost pin having anend thereof offset and journaled in the backing strip whereby the otherend projects from the face of the rack and forms the lowermost pin inthe next adjacent series.

3. A necktie rack comprising a backing strip, a series of tie supportsswingably mounted in said strip, each consisting of U-shaped memberprojecting perpendicularly to the face of the backing strip, one leg ofeach U-shaped wire being journaled in the backing strip while the otherleg extends through a slot in the backing strip to overlie in swingable,parallel relationship with the journale-d leg of the next adjacent U-shaped member, whereby a necktie may be looped over the uppermost pinand the weight of the tie and swingable pin bearing against thelowermost pin will hold the tie in pendant position thereon. 20

EDWIN A. DE VOSS, JR.

